Moskvitch 404 Sport

The Moskvitch 404 Sport was a prototype sports car from Soviet manufacturer Moskvitch introduced in 1954.^[1]

It was based on the Moskvitch 400/420 and used a new, experimental overhead valve hemi engine, with a compression ratio of 9.2:1, which produced 58 hp (43 kW; 59 PS).^[1] Fitted with four sidedraft carburettors,^[1] the 404's top speed was 91 mph (146 km/h). The car was quite successful in racing and won three Soviet Championships.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p. 78.

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[Thompson-1] Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p. 78.

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